Revised Literal Translation

Joshua 13:1-7

1Now Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091was oldזָקֵ֔ןza.KenH2204andstrickenבָּ֖אba'H935in yearsבַּיָּמִ֑יםbai.ya.MimH3117;And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thou art oldזָקַ֙נְתָּה֙za.Kan.tahH2204andstrickenבָּ֣אתָBa.taH935in yearsבַיָּמִ֔יםvai.ya.MimH3117,and there remainethנִשְׁאֲרָ֥הnish.'a.RahH7604yet veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּֽה־har.beh-H7235landוְהָאָ֛רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776to be possessedלְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃le.rish.TahH3423.

2This isthe landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776that yet remainethהַנִּשְׁאָ֑רֶתha.nish.'A.retH7604:all the bordersגְּלִיל֥וֹתge.li.LotH1552of the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430,and all Geshuriהַגְּשׁוּרִֽי׃ha.ge.shu.RiH1651,

3From Sihorהַשִּׁיח֞וֹרha.shi.ChorH7883, which isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Egyptמִצְרַ֗יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,even unto the bordersגְּב֤וּלge.VulH1366of Ekronעֶקְרוֹן֙'ek.rOnH6138northwardצָפ֔וֹנָהtza.Fo.nahH6828, whichis countedתֵּחָשֵׁ֑בte.cha.ShevH2803to the Canaaniteלַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֖יla.ke.na.'a.NiH3669:fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀cha.Me.shetH2568lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430;the Gazathitesהָעַזָּתִ֤יha.'a.za.TiH5841,and the Ashdothitesוְהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִי֙ve.ha.'ash.do.DiH796,the Eshkalonitesהָאֶשְׁקְלוֹנִ֣יha.'esh.ke.lo.NiH832,the Gittitesהַגִּתִּ֔יha.gi.TiH1663,and the Ekronitesוְהָעֶקְרוֹנִ֖יve.ha.'ek.ro.NiH6139;also the Avitesוְהָעַוִּֽים׃ve.ha.'a.VimH5761:

4From the southמִתֵּימָ֞ןmi.tei.ManH8486,all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of the Canaanitesהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֗יha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and Mearahוּמְעָרָ֛הu.me.'a.RahH4632that isbeside the Sidoniansלַצִּידֹנִ֖יםla.tzi.do.NimH6722,unto Aphekאֲפֵ֑קָה'a.Fe.kahH663,to the bordersגְּב֥וּלge.VulH1366of the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567:

5And the landוְהָאָ֣רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776of the Giblitesהַגִּבְלִ֗יha.giv.LiH1382,and all Lebanonהַלְּבָנוֹן֙ha.le.va.nOnH3844,toward the sunrisingמִזְרַ֣ח הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁmiz.Rach ha.She.meshH8121 H4217,from Baal–gadH1171under mountהַר־har-H2022Hermonחֶרְמ֑וֹןcher.MonH2768unto the enteringלְב֥וֹאle.Vo'H935into Hamathחֲמָֽת׃cha.MatH2574.

6All the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of the hill countryהָ֠הָרHa.horH2022from Lebanonהַלְּבָנ֞וֹןha.le.va.NonH3844unto Misrephoth–maimH4956, andall the Sidoniansצִ֣ידֹנִ֔יםtzi.do.NimH6722,them will I drive outאוֹרִישֵׁ֔ם'o.ri.ShemH3423from beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:only divide thou it by lotהַפִּלֶ֤הָha.pi.Le.haH5307unto the Israelitesלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for an inheritanceבְּֽנַחֲלָ֔הbe.na.cha.LahH5159,as I have commandedצִוִּיתִֽיךָ׃tzi.vi.Ti.khaH6680thee.

7Now therefore divideחַלֵּ֞קcha.LekH2505this landהָאָ֧רֶץha.'A.retzH776for an inheritanceבְּנַחֲלָ֖הbe.na.cha.LahH5159unto the nineלְתִשְׁעַ֣תle.tish.'AtH8672tribesהַשְּׁבָטִ֑יםha.she.va.TimH7626,and the halfוַחֲצִ֖יva.cha.TziH2677tribeהַשֵּׁ֥בֶטha.She.vetH7626of Manassehהַֽמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃Ham.na.ShehH4519,

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